Abstract:The current investigation was undertaken to assess the pineal and thyroid gland cytophysiology and function in response to an exogenously altered steroid milieu following administration of a steroid hormone and non-steroidal antihormones. In the present study male rats (Rattus rattus) were injected with estradiol at a dose of 2 mg, testosterone 100 µg, tamoxifen 100 µg and flutamide 2 mg per 100 g b.w. intramuscularly for 15 consecutive days. Control rats were similarly injected with peanut oil vehicle intramu… Show more
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